United States v. Luis O. Ramos-Santiago, A/K/A Gordo

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

On August 21, 1989 defendant Luis 0. Ramos Santiago (“Ramos”) began a three year term of supervised release after serving the imprisonment portion of his sentence. 1 During the next nine months Ramos’ urine analysis administered by a probation officer tested positive for narcotics use on sixteen different occasions. Upon motion filed by the probation officer, Ramos was arrested on June 13, 1990 for allegedly violating the conditions of his supervised release. Subsequently, Ramos waived his right to a preliminary hearing before a magistrate to determine if…